Old HP laptop stutters every 3 seconds (works fine in Safe Mode). How to fix?

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Wakrak

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#3068325 27-Apr-2023 09:52

Behodar:

How's the battery? I've seen at least one brand of laptop with "micro-freezes" like that when the battery's bad.

I'll do a battery report once Windows has finished installing. Seemed fine though.

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#3068332 27-Apr-2023 10:04

gehenna:

Any sources you can post? Be good to review...

A lot is not public yet but Daniel has posted a good break down on what it exactly does.

https://twitter.com/UK_Daniel_Card/status/1651120033999867906

The good thing is its open source so you can browse through their GitHub and see exactly what they do, Here is the main removal of the security features

Atlas/Disable Hyper-V and VBS (default).cmd at main · Atlas-OS/Atlas · GitHub
Atlas/Disable UAC (default).cmd at main · Atlas-OS/Atlas · GitHub
Atlas/config.yml at main · Atlas-OS/Atlas · GitHub

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#3068341 27-Apr-2023 10:43

Freezing while installing Windows. Might just buy something else.

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#3068347 27-Apr-2023 11:15

Not read through the whole thread but bet it's graphics drivers. Have seen this before with laptops with the crappy old AMD 'Dual Graphics' setup.

Normally the resolution for me has been remove the graphics drivers WHEN OFFLINE (DDU works well), then install the latest graphics driver package FROM HP, again offline. That ought to sought it (assuming the issue is as mentioned).

If you run DDU then check if the issue is resolved, that confirms it is the graphics driver, or a possibility of a physical graphics related issue.

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#3068365 27-Apr-2023 12:05

Andib:

gehenna:

Any sources you can post? Be good to review...

A lot is not public yet but Daniel has posted a good break down on what it exactly does.

https://twitter.com/UK_Daniel_Card/status/1651120033999867906

The good thing is its open source so you can browse through their GitHub and see exactly what they do, Here is the main removal of the security features

Atlas/Disable Hyper-V and VBS (default).cmd at main · Atlas-OS/Atlas · GitHub
Atlas/Disable UAC (default).cmd at main · Atlas-OS/Atlas · GitHub
Atlas/config.yml at main · Atlas-OS/Atlas · GitHub

Can all be turned on again however without issue if you read the AtlasOS site.

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#3068366 27-Apr-2023 12:08

wratterus:

Not read through the whole thread but bet it's graphics drivers. Have seen this before with laptops with the crappy old AMD 'Dual Graphics' setup.

Normally the resolution for me has been remove the graphics drivers WHEN OFFLINE (DDU works well), then install the latest graphics driver package FROM HP, again offline. That ought to sought it (assuming the issue is as mentioned).

If you run DDU then check if the issue is resolved, that confirms it is the graphics driver, or a possibility of a physical graphics related issue.

Legend. That did it.

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#3069351 29-Apr-2023 20:31

Thanks again everyone for your input. Decided to give the fixed laptop back to my cousin who gave it to my nan.

Got nan a Dell Optiplex 7050 Micro PC for $280 off Trade Me (slightly over budget).

i5-7500t
win10 pro
16Gb RAM
256Gb NVMe SSD
Wi-Fi
Front: 1 x USB 3.0 port, 1 USB 3.0 Type-C port & audio ports (headphone & mic)
Rear: 1 x HDMI, 1 x DisplayPort (DP), 4 x USB 3.0, 1 x Ethernet

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